CVE-2017-13234 Denial of service in Android
A memory leak in the sonivox library allows remote attackers to cause temporary denial of service on Android devices via user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-13234?
CVE-2017-13234 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Google Android, published on 12 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
In DLSParser of the sonivox library, there is possible resource exhaustion due to a memory leak. This could lead to remote temporary denial of service with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation. Product: Android. Versions: 5.1.1, 6.0, 6.0.1, 7.0, 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 8.0, 8.1. Android ID: A-68159767.
Weakness: CWE-772
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-13234?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2017-13234?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-13234 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-13234 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13234 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m56r-58xw-w6ch.